Friday, February 19, 2010

Top Three Defencemen

In my opinion, there are three top defence men of all time in the NHL. I based my decisions on games played, assists and hitting.
My third place choice would go to Rob Blake, born Dec. 10, 1969 in Simcoe Ontario. Blake was drafted 70th overall in the 4th round pick by the Los Angeles Kings in 1988. He played twelve straight seasons with the Kings, playing 662 games, scoring only 138 times in those twelve years, but assisting in 291 goals. Blake accumulated 991 penalty minutes while playing those 662 games. Blake was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in the 2000-2001 NHL season, where he played for five straight seasons. 332 games, 62 goals, 146 assists and 258 penalty minutes is the stats that he acquired while playing with the Avalanche. Rob Blake has played 21 seasons so far in the NHL, and he is still playing, for the San Jose Sharks. During these 21 seasons he has played 1251 games, 238 goals, 528 assists, with 1659 penalty minutes. Blake also played in 131 playoffs with 25 goals, 46 assists and 156 penalty minutes. He also won the James Norris Trophy in 1998.My second place choice goes to Bobby Orr, born Mar. 20, 1948 in Parry Sound Ontario. Orr played the majority of his playoff career with the Boston Bruins. Ten seasons he played with the Bruins, accumulating 245 goals, 624 assists and 974 penalty minutes. Orr also played in 74 playoff games with 26 goals, 66 assists and 92 penalty minutes. His stats are not that impressive compared to Blake, but he has won 8 James Norris Trophies in 1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974 and 1975. As well as winning the Calder Memorial trophy 1967, Hart Memorial Trophy in 1970,1971 and 1972. Art Ross Trophy in 1970 and 1975, along with winning the Conne Smythe Trophy in 1970 and 1975 and finally the Lester B. Pearson Trophy in 1975.
Third choice, is without a doubt, Scott Stevens. Not the biggest scorer, but definitely the hardest hitting, best passing and most intense defence men to watch. Playing in 1635 games, with 2785 penalty minutes, Scott was an enforcer with a head for pinching. This defence man was not only puck smart but pass smart too, he almost never set up suicide passes because he layed out players that got those passes. His signature hit was the open ice hip check which was so devastating that most players would not return to the game. For the hitting, passing and penalty minutes i believe that Scott Stevens is my number one defence man of all time.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Superpowers

When people think of having superpowers, they think of the obvious, such as the ability to fly, super strength, or swinging around the city from webs. The superpower i would like to have is the ability to shoot spaghetti out of my finger tips. Being covered in spaghetti is one of the worst feelings ever, and it would teach many rude people lessons. It would also solve the whole world hunger thing. Not only would i be a hero, but i would be a menace as well, because rats would be more common, as well as many bugs and animals would move into the city where all the wasted spaghetti would be. Not only would it be spaghetti, but it would be the world's best spaghetti, with large, but not huge, meatballs, perfectly cooked noodles, amazingly tasteful sauce, and the best tasting cheese you could ever imagine.